Magnus Carlsen predicts ‘Gukesh will go for the throat’ in Game 5 vs Ding Liren in World Chess Championship

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Carlsen says Gukesh the ‘better chess player’

In his post-game investigation amusement for the Take Take Take app, Magnus Carlsen pointed retired that based connected caller form, including games we person seen astatine the World Chess Championship, Gukesh is the “better chess player”.

“The presumption based connected the caller information we person is that Gukesh is simply a amended chess subordinate than Ding Liren is close now. So having much games is bully for him,” Magnus Carlsen said.

D Gukesh and Ding Liren look each different successful Game 4 of the World Chess Championship. (FIDE/Eng Chin An)

Magnus Carlsen besides predicted that Gukesh volition spell for the termination successful Game 5. An aboriginal signifier that has emerged astatine this World Chess Championship is that erstwhile Gukesh plays with achromatic pieces, determination is simply a decisive result.

“Knowing what we cognize truthful far, don’t deliberation it’s going to beryllium boring. Gukesh is going to spell for the pharynx again. He volition astir apt outprepare Ding Liren and past Ding Liren volition person to excavation successful arsenic helium has done doubly and find immoderate resources,” Said Magnus Carlsen earlier adding: “I volition reluctantly foretell a Gukesh triumph successful Game 5. But it truly is the explanation of a three-result game. I don’t consciousness astatine each assured astatine his quality to enactment unit without risk. I don’t consciousness assured astir Ding’s quality to not crumble nether unit either. Gukesh volition person thing much spicy prepared than what Ding had successful crippled 4. It volition beryllium a batch much concrete.”

Talking astir the Game 4 draw, Magnus Carlsen said: “This was a effect that suited some players. It seems close present that it’s going to travel down to whether Gukesh tin enactment superior unit with achromatic pieces without allowing excessively overmuch counterplay.”